Departmental History -
Elementary & Social Studies Education

Date	Event
1966	Separate Department and Program of Social Science Education started (1966-1967) Initial Faculty: Charles Berryman (1961-1986) Michael L. Hawkins (1966-1993) Jonathan C. McLendon (1966-1974) Derwyn F. McElroy (1967-1975) Marion J. Rice (1960-1986) Ronald K. Templeton (1967-1974)
1964	Anthropology Curriculum Project – Marion J. Rice Principal Investigator (1964-1970s)
	Marion J. Rice
1967	Georgia Geography Curriculum Project – Marion J. Rice Principle Investigator
1967	Jonathan McClendon First Department Head (1967-70)
1968	Three New Faculty Added: Everett T. Keach, Jr. (1968-1988) Robert Saveland (1968-1985) Donald O. Schneider (1968-1999)
	Donald O. Schneider
	Donald O. Schneider Editor of Media section of Social Education (1968-1978)
1969	One New Faculty Added: Mary A. Hepburn (1969-1998)
1970	Donald O. Schneider Interim Department Head (1970-1973)
	Three New Faculty Added: Bobbie J. Henderson (1970-1975) A. Guy Larkins (1970-1999) Elmer Williams (1970-1996?)
1973	Marion J. Rice Department Head
1974	One New Faculty Added: John D. Napier (1974-Present)
	John Napier
1975	Two New Faculty Added: Judith Priessle (1975-Present) (transferred to Social Foundations in 1999) Ronald L. VanSickle (1975-Present)
	Judith Priessle
1977	Journal of Social Studies Research Established – John D. Napier Founder and Editor (1977-1986)
	Center for Economic Education Established – Elmer Williams First Director; Ronald VanSickle Director or Co-Director since 1982
1981	John D. Napier, Chair of College and University Faculty Assembly of the National Council for the Social Studies (1981-1982)
1982	Creation of Master’s Degree with Certification (termed M.Ed. Modified Plan B)
1983	Ronald L. VanSickle Editor of Research Section in Social Education (1983-1989)
	Ronald L. VanSickle
1986	Charles Berryman Interim Department Head (1986-1987)
	Guy Larkins Editor of Theory and Research in Social Education
	Department took over Social Foundations of Education Program
	Michael Hawkins and Guy Larkins Edited the Journal of Social Studies Research (1986-1992)
1987	Donald O. Schneider Department Head (1987-1992; 1993-1994)
1988	One New Faculty Added: John D. Hoge (1988-Present)
	John D. Hoge
	Guy Larkins made editor of Research and Development in Education
	Donald O. Schneider, served as President of the National Council for the Social Studies (1988-1989)
1992	Journal of Social Studies Research transferred to another University
	One New Faculty Added: Diane Brook Napier (1992-Present) (transferred to Social Foundations in 2001)
	Diane Brook Napier
	Elmer Williams Interim Department Head (1992-1993)
1993	One New Faculty Added: Sherry Field (1993-2001)
1994	Ronald L. VanSickle Department Head (1994-1998)
	Donald O. Schneider Chaired the National Council for the Social Studies Committee on National Standards which produced the Curriculum Standards for Social Studies: Expectations of Excellence
1996	One New Faculty Added: Stuart Foster (1996-2002)
1997	One New Faculty Added: Pat Nichols (1997-2001)
1999	Social Foundations of Education program formed new Department
	John D. Napier Department Head
2000	Ronald L. VanSickle Department Head (2000-2001)
2001	Kathleen DeMarrais Department Head (2001-2004)
	Kathleen deMarrais
	John D. Hoge Treasurer of College and University Faculty Assembly of the National Council for the Social Studies (2001-2004)
2002	Two New Faculty Added: Todd Dinkelman (2002-Present) Yuri Wellington (2002-2004)
2004	Social Studies Education and Elementary Education departments merge to form new department of Elementary & Social Studies Education.
	One New Faculty Added: Ronald E. Butchart (1999-Present) (transferred from Social Foundations in 2004)
	Ronald E. Butchart
2005	Todd Dinkelman Program Head (2005-Present)
	Todd Dinkelman
2006	One New Faculty Added: Hilary G. Conklin (2006-Present)
	Hilary G. Conklin